Hi-
I have used DSD for quite some time to convert tivo files to mpeg 2. Since I got the roamio, the converted files will play ok on my computer, but I can't open them in my video editing software, or transfer them back to my Roamio.
Anyone else having this issue, or have an idea of what might be causing this, or how to fix it?
Thanks

I'm guessing that you're extracting the files as transport streams -- TiVo Desktop's "fast mode" -- and your particular video editor doesn't support that; and you're attempting to send them back via TiVo Desktop. TD will only send back transport streams that are still in the form of .TiVo files, AFAIK, and not the decrypted versions. (pyTivo would allow you to send them back, though.)

You might try renaming the affected files from ".mpg" to ".ts" to see if that changes your video editor's behavior. (What is it, BTW?) If not, you could manually remux the files to .mpg, via FFmpeg, for example:

ffmpeg -i filename.ts -vcodec copy -acodec copy filename.mpg

For future transfers, if you uncheck that box in TD, they should work as before.

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I'm guessing that you're extracting the files as transport streams -- TiVo Desktop's "fast mode" -- and your particular video editor doesn't support that; and you're attempting to send them back via TiVo Desktop. TD will only send back transport streams that are still in the form of .TiVo files, AFAIK, and not the decrypted versions. (pyTivo would allow you to send them back, though.)

You might try renaming the affected files from ".mpg" to ".ts" to see if that changes your video editor's behavior. (What is it, BTW?) If not, you could manually remux the files to .mpg, via FFmpeg, for example:

ffmpeg -i filename.ts -vcodec copy -acodec copy filename.mpg

For future transfers, if you uncheck that box in TD, they should work as before.

I'm using Pinnacle Studio to edit. I'll take a look at that option in Tivo Desktop (I wasn't even aware it was there). I don't think I've made any changes to the settings since I switched from my Tivo HD to my Roamio. The only thing I did do was stop the automatic conversions for my iphone, since I can now download those through the ap.

I'm guessing that you're extracting the files as transport streams -- TiVo Desktop's "fast mode" -- and your particular video editor doesn't support that; and you're attempting to send them back via TiVo Desktop. TD will only send back transport streams that are still in the form of .TiVo files, AFAIK, and not the decrypted versions. (pyTivo would allow you to send them back, though.)

You might try renaming the affected files from ".mpg" to ".ts" to see if that changes your video editor's behavior. (What is it, BTW?) If not, you could manually remux the files to .mpg, via FFmpeg, for example:

ffmpeg -i filename.ts -vcodec copy -acodec copy filename.mpg

For future transfers, if you uncheck that box in TD, they should work as before.

Thanks for the helpful post! I ran into the same problem in which Vegas Studio refused to recognize the video stream. I retried the transfer without "Fast Mode", but it still didn't work.